Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung and Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli will visit Hangzhou, China from 19 to 22 April 2026. During the visit, Minister Ong will co-chair the 5th Singapore-China Social Governance Forum (SGF) with Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Political and Legal Affairs Commission (PLAC) Chen Wenqing. The Singapore delegation will include Minister of State for Manpower and Culture, Community and Youth Dinesh Vasu Dash, Minister of State for National Development and Trade and Industry Alvin Tan, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Social and Family Development Eric Chua and representatives from various Ministries.
2 The SGF is one of the key bilateral cooperation platforms between Singapore and China. It provides an opportunity for officials from both countries to share experiences and exchange views on issues related to social governance.
3 This year’s forum is themed “Building Cohesive and Stable Communities through Dispute Resolution”. Minister Ong and Secretary Chen will be delivering keynote addresses and Minister Masagos will deliver a speech on the main theme. The Forum will also host panel discussions on two sub-themes relating to grassroots governance and innovations in community dispute resolution.
4 During the visit, Minister Ong and Minister Masagos will meet with Secretary Chen who will be accompanied by Secretary-General of the PLAC Yin Bai and other Chinese officials. Minister Ong and Minister Masagos will also visit sites demonstrating China’s approach to social governance.